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The United Kingdom’s economy is projected to expand this year and next, but challenges remain to boost productivity and make future growth more inclusive, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey.

It will be important for the United Kingdom to continue efforts to set priorities that build on and are aligned to the decentralised system approach, and to continue improving access and efficiency of funding in tertiary education.

Despite significant increases in spending on child care and education during the last decade, PISA scores suggest that educational performance remains static, uneven and strongly related to parents’ income and background.